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Show PROSPECTS AT THE NEW YORK ARE ENCOURAGING Special to The Tribune. PARK CITY, Utah. Nov. 22 At the New York the recent strike Is holding out well, and the prospects arc more encouraging encour-aging just now Uian they havo ever been. Today u shipment of about forty tons of iliHt-class'oro was made and there is still moro of the same kind in sight. Ed Boyle and Will McClellan came in Sunday from the Brown Eagle, wlicro they have been at work for sovcral day upon their contract to sink the shaft another an-other fifty feet they wero proceeding well with tho work until Saturday when so much water came In upon them that they were forced to abandon tho work and to give up the contract. At tho regular meeting of tho local lodge of Elks last ovonlng preparations wero completed for celebrating the third anniversary anni-versary of the lodge tomorrow evening. The banquet will be given in Sutton's hall. J. M. Lockhart went to Coalville this morning to attend tho session of the District Dis-trict court which convenes there today. 9 o The work of drifting on the lower levels of the Comfetock still continues. Throe shifts aro kept nt work, and it is thought that In about thirty days everything will be ready to begin taking out ore again. t e Some little excitement was caused about noon, today when "Cunning," the man who is doing the Jail-breaking act at the Family theater thl3 week, was locked up In tho city Jail. Ho had agreed to break out. and opinions were varied as to his nblllty to do so. but within ten minutes he had made good his escape. James Harrington has returned to tho camp after a stay of two years In Butte. He will make Park City his home for tho present United States Marshal Ben Ileywood was visiting the camp today upon business connected with his office. |